IT’S rare for an American president to devote an entire speech to the problem of nuclear proliferation. But in February George W. Bush did just that. “America will not permit terrorists and dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world’s most deadly weapons,” he said.
In keeping with his promise, and his definition of a dangerous regime, the US has led calls for North Korea to freeze its nuclear programme. The US has also argued that Iran should be reported to the United Nations Security Council, as it claims that Iran has failed to honour its commitments to the Nuclear…
